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D. J. MORGAN. GOMBINED MATCH BOX AND LIGHTER.

No. 509,481. Patented Nov. 28,1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID JOHN MORGAN, OF CARDIFF, ENGLAND.

COMBINED MATCH BOX AND LIGHTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 509,481, dated November28, 1893.

Application filed December 28, 1892. Serial 110,456,604. (N model.)Patented in England February 27, 1892, No. 3,861.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID JOHN MORGAN, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain, and a resident of Walmer House, Canton, Cardiff, in the countyof Glamorgan, Wales, England, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in a Combined Match-Box and Automatic Match-Lighter, (forwhich I have obtained a patent in Great Britain, No. 3,861,

dated February 27, 1892,) of which the following is a full, clear, andexact specification.

This invention relates to receptacles for containing matches or vestas,its object being to arrange with the same, means for ejecting orprotruding one match at a time therefrom, and simultaneously lightingeach said match automatically; to attain which I employ a receptacle andcombined apparatus substantially as arranged in the manner illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in Which-f Figure 1 is a sectionalelevation, Fig. 2 a plan, and Fig. 3 a sectional plan taken on line a aof Fig. 1, of my invention.

Similar letters of reference denote corresponding parts in each view.

The box or receptacle D, is made with a barrel part at, and a case partd which are joined together at top and bottom, by the covers 01 and d,the latter being arranged with a lid (1 In the barrel part d is fitted aspiral spring 77., which presses against the under side of a plunger orfeeder g, which latter is so arranged that a ferrule or flange part gextends on the outside of the barrel part d, in order to be easilyoperated upon by the fingers, for the purpose hereinafter described.

At the. upper end of box D is pivoted a scratcher or striker L, whichwhen in closed position covers up a hole 0 made in cover of box for thematch to protrude, or be forced through. The striker or scratcher L, hasa knob or head Z, and a cut-away part Z I arrange a spring retainer orholder Z pivoted at Z and which works under the striker L, and is keptso as to partly cover up the hole 0 by a spring M excepting whenotherwise forced away by the pressure of the finger upon the part of Zextending on the outside of case. The matches f, are placed in the cased with their strking heads toward the cover (1?, and by turning the boxsidewise, and pulling down the feeder g, a match will roll to positionshown at Fig. 1, the head bearing against the under part of the holder Zthen by pressing the protruding part of theholder Z the head of match isforced up to the roughened under side of the striker L. Then by pullingthe striker L over sharply from left to right, it lights the match f,and immediately the feeder g, carries the lighted match upward extending it from the box, and the holder Z retains it in position. It will beobvious that when the match is in position shown at Fig. 1, the strikerL can be moved from right to left, and then by pressing Z the match canbe pressed from box without being lighted, or when it may be wished toeject a match lighted, it is only necessary to press the holder Zsimultaneously with the moving of the strikerL from left to right.

I am aware that match boxes or safes have been arranged to containmatches to be forced out one by one, and lighted but hitherto nomechanism has existed whereby, by the simple movement of the striker thematch is lighted, and immediately extended from the box.

Having described my invention, what I, claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

A striker L capable of lateral movement, in combination with a springholder Z and a feeder g, substantially as described and for the purposeset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this30th day of July, 1892.

DAVID JOHN MORGAN. Witnesses:

JoEN J. WILLETTs, WALTER E. HOWARD.

